Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-02-02
ANOTHER TEMPORARY DEFEAT.

ANOTHER TEMPORARY DEFEAT.
Portland tor) New Northwest. Jan al
Our readers are aware that there
has been pending in the United States
Senate an amendment to the Consti.
tuition which is couched 10 the follow
ing language:
The right of citizens Of the United
States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by
any State on account of sex, and Con-
.gress shall have power by appropriate
Legislation to enforce the provisions OF
this article.
On Tuesday last, Senator Blair
moved to lay aside unfinished business
and take up the proposed Woman
Suffrage bill, which was carried by a
vote of rs to IA.
The bill was opposed by Brown,
Vest, and Eustis, '.the prize fool of
the Senate" who brought up the same
old WORKOUT arguments. The former,
among other like drivel, said:
"Woman now exercises an imper.
ceptible influence in public affairs
much greater than she could If female
suffrage was enacted. 1t might be a
qualification to small minority of
women, but it would be cruelty to q
large majority Of them. The most
ignorant and less refined portion of
the female population Ito say nothing
of the baser class would flock to the
polls, while the refined, intelligent and
virtuous women would stay at home.
Thus there would be vast prepon-
derance Of ignorance and vice at the
POLLS"
We do not know what kind OF
women they have in Georgia; but,
judging from Mr.. Browns speech on
the question, the men must be sadly
in need of public schools down there
1t Mr. Brown would visit Washington
Territory ON day of general election
he would not use such exploded argu-
ments again. The women voters
there are of the most respectable
class, and we have yet to find an in.
telligent mother, wife or daughter
who does not exercise the right. In
all our school matters here in Oregon
where women who pay school taxes
possess the franchise, the right is as
generally exercised as it is by the male
voters. In fact, human nature seems
to be human nature everywhere. Il
Mr.. Brown is a representative man Of
his State, all we have to say is, Goo
help the State and the people; they
are certainly quarter of century
behind the age.
1t will be gratifying to the women
of Oregon, and friends OF equal rights
everywhere, to know that their Sena
tors were at their posts and did their
duty nobly. Both Mr.. Dolph and Mr.
Mitchell voted for the measure, while
the former answered every objection
and attempt at argument fully in his
speech in its favor, and gave voice t.
the following prophetic words:
"The stage of ridicule Of the move
ment is past. This resolution may
not pass, but the time is not far dis
tant, in every State aud Territory
when woman will be admitted to al
equal voice in the government, whethe,
the Federal Constitution be amended
or not. No measure involving sucl
radical changes in society has mad'
such great progress as the Woman
Suffrage movement since the first con
vention in favor Of it was held in 184t
at Seneca Falls, New York."
| The old and foolish objection o
Eustis, that "women with little chill
dren would be compelled to serve OIL
ljuries," was answered by Senate
Dolph in a common-sense manner
and in conclusion he said:
"God speed the day when, not onl
in all the States and Territories, blu
everywhere, woman shall stand befor
the law freed from the shackles riv
eted on her by tyranny and ignor
anoe, not only in relation to suffrage
but in relation to every other right.